Name of this form?

[5thBrother]

Hi

Can anyone tell me the name of this form please?

Thanks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahxhozz7d5M

starts at 30sec mark

[mooyingmantis]

Hi

Can anyone tell me the name of this form please?

Thanks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahxhozz7d5M

starts at 30sec mark

It goes by two different names depending on who you ask. It is called Eighteen Hands (shi ba shou) or Eighteen Elders (shi be sou). It is commonly taught by the Hong Kong branches of Seven Star Praying Mantis (qixing tanglangquan).

[5thBrother]

Thank you very much for the information

[mooyingmantis]

Glad to help!

[18elders]

It is 18 elders, 18 hands is a completely different form.

[YouKnowWho]

"18 elders" makes no Chinese sense. What's the meaning of

- "18" here?
- "elders" here?

Were there 18 old masters who created this form together? Have you even heard that 18 TCMA masters got together all at the same time? It's very difficult to link "old men" with a form.

Please notice that when you speak in Cantonese, to a non-Cantonese speaker, it will have a complete different meaning. Example are:

- Shou,
- Sao,
- Sau,

Here is a famous Cantonese joke. In a crowded bus,

Girl: You love me so much, it makes me feel uncomfortable.
Guy: I didn't say that I love you.
Girl: If you don't love me, who do you love?
Guy: Whom do I love should not be your concern.
Girl: ...

The word "close body contact" in Cantonese pronounce exactly the same as the the word "love" in Mandarin.